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Table 13.6 Population, by selected ethnic origins, 2006
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|---|---|---|---|
| number | |||
| Total population | 31,241,030 | 18,319,580 | 12,921,445 |
| Canadian | 10,066,290 | 5,748,725 | 4,317,570 |
| English | 6,570,015 | 1,367,125 | 5,202,890 |
| French | 4,941,210 | 1,230,535 | 3,710,675 |
| Scottish | 4,719,850 | 568,515 | 4,151,340 |
| Irish | 4,354,155 | 491,030 | 3,863,125 |
| German | 3,179,425 | 670,640 | 2,508,785 |
| Italian | 1,445,335 | 741,045 | 704,285 |
| Chinese | 1,346,510 | 1,135,365 | 211,145 |
| North American Indian | 1,253,615 | 512,150 | 741,470 |
| Ukrainian | 1,209,085 | 300,590 | 908,495 |
| Dutch (Netherlands) | 1,035,965 | 303,400 | 732,560 |
| Polish | 984,565 | 269,375 | 715,190 |
| East Indian | 962,665 | 780,175 | 182,495 |
| Russian | 500,600 | 98,245 | 402,355 |
| Welsh | 440,965 | 27,115 | 413,855 |
| Filipino | 436,190 | 321,390 | 114,800 |
| Norwegian | 432,515 | 44,790 | 387,725 |
| Portuguese | 410,850 | 262,230 | 148,625 |
| Métis | 409,065 | 77,295 | 331,770 |
| British Isles, not included elsewhere | 403,915 | 94,145 | 309,770 |
| Swedish | 334,765 | 28,445 | 306,325 |
| Spanish | 325,730 | 67,475 | 258,255 |
| American | 316,350 | 28,785 | 287,565 |
| Hungarian (Magyar) | 315,510 | 88,685 | 226,820 |
| Jewish | 315,120 | 134,045 | 181,070 |
| Greek | 242,685 | 145,250 | 97,435 |
| Jamaican | 231,110 | 134,320 | 96,785 |
| Danish | 200,035 | 33,770 | 166,265 |
| Austrian | 194,255 | 27,060 | 167,195 |
| Romanian | 192,170 | 79,650 | 112,515 |
| Vietnamese | 180,125 | 136,445 | 43,685 |
| Belgian | 168,910 | 33,670 | 135,240 |
| Lebanese | 165,150 | 103,855 | 61,295 |
| Québécois | 146,585 | 96,835 | 49,750 |
| Korean | 146,550 | 137,790 | 8,755 |
| African, not included elsewhere | 138,750 | 52,745 | 86,005 |
| Swiss | 137,775 | 25,180 | 112,600 |
| Finnish | 131,040 | 30,195 | 100,850 |
| Pakistani | 124,730 | 89,605 | 35,125 |
| Iranian | 121,510 | 99,225 | 22,280 |
| 1. The respondent reported having only one ethnic origin. | |||
| 2. The respondent reported having more than one ethnic origin. | |||
| Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population. | |||
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